Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-07

The Anniversary of It's Consecrasisn @
De Celebrated re-asrrow.

De Celebrated T0-uaOrrOW.
The seventy sixth anniversary OF the consecra
ton OF Christ p. r church, navy-ysrd, will be
celebrated tomorrow az IL O'Clock, by the admin.
istration " the holy communion. Bishop Paret ID
expected 70 be present Christ church, Washing
ton parish was consecrated on the 18th OF october
1909, by the first bishop OF Maryland, To- Right
Reverend Bishop Clsggett Christ church Is the
mother church Of Washington parish, and 'FRONT.'
has sprung fourteen churches with their many
chapela Following are some OF the principal
events In the history OF the church. Rev. Alexan-
der Thomas Mccormick was officiatine rector az
the time OF the conservation on the following
day, according 20 the journal OF convention lelo,
the bishop consecrated est Johns Church IN
In 17S4 the Episcopal Inhabitants OF washing
ton and Georgetown presented petition TO The
a new parish might be formed, 60 be known by the
name or sNashington Parish The legislature OF
the session OF ia granted the petition AND gave
full power for the establishment OF select yestry.
May - l7nh the Episcopal Inhabitants OF WASH
ington and georgetown held Q meeting. at which
and VIVA. Prentiss as church wardens The Rev.
Geo. Ralph was elected rector ot the parish
In July, l79a Jaa Greenieaf, ESQ. presented
lot OF land 20 the vestry, In trust upon which 70
build a church; and samuel Blodgett ESQ.,, gave
order for the timber for the frame of the church.
FARM Marr rom ms Tnos law Mss appanses
vestryman In place OF one Of the former vestr,.
men, who had LETT the city. In lTsS Alexander
lie was formerly assistant in Queen Anne parish.
Prince George County.
April ., 1900 the parfshioners held meeting
and elected vestry, among whom were Thomas
11ngey, Andrew Way, Ir., and Thomas washing.
ton. Al later period Lund Washington and
ana Henry InSle as r a MaS n. isoI VIM.
Prout gave 10 the vestry lots Nos Q aud IN
square 81, on & street. between 9th and I'm
streets southeast, on which 10 build a church.
few days after Messrs. Law and Carroll offered
lots Nos %, "a and ID In square ~, on Pennsyl-
yaSiS avenue 1,n On nv which 70 ouiid s Inv mn
already accepted those presented by MI Prout-
March 30. 1907, new election OF yestry men was
WIN. Prout, Gniiith Coombe, and Henry Ingie.
May 4, 1907, the new yestry elected Rev. Alekan-
der Thomas Mccormick as rector OF the parish.
August 4, 1907, service was held Tor the .rst time
In The completed church on @ street, erected on
the lots presented by Mr. ProuL In March, 1905,
cemetery on Il called the aWashington Parish
Burial Ground" On sunday, october q, lS0e,
stated: the Right Reverend Bishop ciasgert con- con-
Christ church In this year the YES
try passed resolution appropriating
ident and his family. James MADISON, President
OF the United states, occupied the pew. In 1914
ST. Johns church Q6th and II streets northwest)
hundred grave sites In the "Washington Parish
Burial Ground" as reservation for the interment
OF members OF Congress Three hundred more
grant the same privilege 10 heads OF Departments
OF the General Government their familieA and
Is now known as the Congressional Cemetery. In
1917 Commodore 11ngey waited on the President
OF the q ited States James Monroe. and informed
him that he had been directed by the vestry OF
Washington parish 10 hand him q copy OF q reso-
luton passed by them In 1909, appropnatlng pew
No. In Christ church for the OF the President
the same. President Monroe accepted the Use or
the pew, and directed Commodore 1fngey 20 ex-
press to the vestry his thanks for their polite
syyard During the Bsn Of August ~ fsis
In lSeA July IL, the Rev. A. Il. Mccormick re-
signed his position rector, and Rev. Ethan Allen
was made to the church, and a recUory and stables
were erected. ST. Johns became a parish Ia 1924,
and Trinity became a parish An 1927. On August
3 1880. Mr.. Allen resigned, and Rev. Frederick
w. hatch was elected as rector OF Christ church,
10 be succeeded In 1886 by Rev. Henry II. Bean.
Epiphany church was organized In 1872. and
Was formed IN ls4s Kew Mr. sesn resigned
his charge as rector June 81. ls4s and
was su ,ceeded by kev. William b. hodges.
OF lots Nos. 20 81, ana ~ In square go, north OF
the church. In 1854 ST. Adams was organized,
and was formed . parish In 1858: september 5.
lSll Rev. VIM Is. Hodges resigned as rector, ana
Rev. Joshua Morsen was elected In 1855 ST
Andrews was made a parish. In 1854 Rev. ).
MorSel resigned as rector, and IN March, 1SbI,
Rev. Mark L. ODDS was elected The Church of
the Incarnation was organized In 1865, and made
parish la lstis In sUs ~. Paul's organized.
April %, lS6s, Rev. MIR. Harris was appointed
assistant rector. september Is, 1865, Rev. Mark
L Odds died, and october la, ls6s Rev. Chas.
shields was elected rector. March ID 1869, Rev.
A. h. Steele Was elected assistant rector, but re-
signed In August Following, when st Marks
church was organized. Rev. VIM. Mcguire having
resigned January l, 1873, Rev. CAas ID. Andrews
Was eiected rector. 81. James was organized IA
1914 Holy Cross was organized In 1874. In 1SS.
Rev. Chas ID. Andrews Resigned, and Rex. Gilbert
| +. Williams was elected rector.